LH Aviation

LH Aviation was a French aircraft manufacturing company, founded in 2004 and located in Melun-Villaroche. It was the developer of the LH-10 Ellipse.[1]

Background

The company was created in 2004 by Sebastien Lefebvre.

The LH-10 is a two-seater plane made of carbon fiber. It has multiple versions including automated and training planes.[2] The plane was shown at the 2009 Le Bourget Paris Air Show.[3]

Finance and Strategy

The company was placed in recovery in 2018, and judicial liquidation began in September 2019. 1.

Key dates
  • May 2004: LH Aviation created.
  • September 2007: First flight of the LH-10 prototype at the Avia International Airshow.
  • March 2008: Joined the Aerospace Cluster Activity at Melun-Villaroche.
  • July 2008: Attendance at Farnborough Airshow.[4]
  • June 2010: Financial and operational backing from Aeronautic Investment Fund Magellan Industries.
  • June 2009, 2011, 2013: Participation in the 49th, 50th and 51st Paris Air Shows.
  • October 2011: First formation: Saget Promotion Official delivery of the first two surveillance airplanes.
  • August 2012: First flight of the LH-10 Ellipse Surveillance Advanced version.
  • May 2013: First rocket launch performed from the LH-10 Ellipse.
  • April 2014: Set up of the Moroccan subsidiary.
  • December 2014: Use of the LH-10 by the French border police.
  • January 2015: Creation of the Explorair 45.
  • February 2015: Creation of the outsourcing department.
  • 21 October 2018: judicial liquidation [5]

Products
LH-10 Ellipse at Le Bourget - 2009

LH-10 Ellipse

The LH-10 Ellipse is for training and pilot training; it has a tandem configuration and a glass cockpit.

LH-10 Guardian

The LH-10 Guardian is intended for surveillance missions.

LH-10 Elfe

The LH-10 Elfe is a military aircraft with an airborne collision avoidance system.

LH-D

The LH-D is an unmanned aerial vehicle made from carbon fiber. It has an OPV option.

References
  1. "LH-10 Ellipse". LH Aviation. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  2. "LH-10 Ellipse". LH Aviation. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  3. Air-Britain. "Aviation photographs of Airshow: Le Bourget - Paris Air Show - 2009 :". abpic.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  4. "Show Reports". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  5. "Liquidation judiciaire Lh Aviation à Limoges-Fourches (453705717) - ProcedureCollective.fr".
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